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| Keywords: Port Augusta railway station, 1929.jpg Commonwealth Railways break-of-gauge railway station at Port Augusta South Australia <p>At left is the Trans-Australian Trans-Australian Express awaiting departure for Kalgoorlie railway station Kalgoorlie Western Australia at the other end of the standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway At right is an Commonwealth Railways NM class NM class locomotive awaiting departure with a passenger train for Quorn South Australia on the narrow gauge Central Australia Railway <p>The NM class locomotive was built by Thompson Engineering Pipe Co Ltd of Castlemaine Victoria Australia It entered service in October 1925 and was recorded as still serviceable on standby in June 1958 <p>Some of the information provided here about the image is obtained from Fluck Ronald E; Marshall Barry; Wilson John 1996 Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways Welland SA Gresley Publishing p 80 ISBN 0959969039 1929 http //museumvictoria com au/ Museum Victoria - http //museumvictoria com au/collections/items/772200/negative-port-augusta-south-australia-1929 Reg No MM 003737 Cyril Henshaw 32 29 43 8 S 137 46 4 0 E heading NNW Custom license marker 2014 04 30 PD-Australia Uploaded with UploadWizard Central Australia Railway Commonwealth Railways NM class locomotives Trains facing right Train station platforms in Australia Trans-Australian Trans Australian railway Port Augusta South Australia 1929 in rail transport in Australia 1929 in South Australia Train stations in South Australia | ||||
